ZUM4904842: Jan. 01, 1954 - Lt. Gen. Sir Otto Lund to tour West Indies: Lt. Gen Sir Otto Lund. K.B.E., D.S.O., Commissioner-in-Chief, St. John Ambulance Brigade, leaves London Airport tomorrow, for a tour of inspection in the British West Indies. His prime object is to urge expansion and to endeavour to see that it was carried out as quickly and as thoroughly as possible / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905193: Jan. 01, 1954 - Demonstration of Qualities of Secondite: A demonstration of the exceptional qualities of Secondite to resist fire and acids and as an inmulating material when used as a building material, as a filter to separate light oils from water, in the standard petrol engine, was held today at Marylebone Goods Station. Secondite, which was invented by Angelo Secundi, an Italian, is a name which has been given to ricemills after they have been treated by a patent process. After this treatment. Secondite is an inorganic substance of a very high silica content / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4905258: Jan. 01, 1954 -” Gorilla” success tempts Michel Simon: M. Michel Simon, the famous French screen comedian (left) sings pierre Brassen's latest success” Gorilla” at a Gala staged by the Paris broadcasting campy. Brassens, the author is seen at the right accompanying the comedian / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4899430: Dec. 12, 1953 - The Siamese twins' surgeon goes out professor Ian Aird and the Chaplin s: Professor Ian Aird the surgeon who separated the Siamese Twins ten days ago and Charlie Chaplin with their wives were guests last evening at the London Ball held at the Cafe De Paris in aid of British and Empire Cancer Campaign / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4899515: Apr. 04, 1973 - Project To Save The Philae Temples at Aswan (Upper Egypt): UNESCO Director General Rene Maheu (1905-1975) - meeting the executive committee concerning the obstacles and difficulties facing the project and request expediency in the work to recover past delay / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4899638: Dec. 12, 1953 - Woman to succeed Henry Berstein as Director of Ambassadors Theatre.: Madame Refoule who has been appointed director of the Ambassadors Theatre succeeding the famous playwright Henri Bernstein who died recently. She is the 24th woman director of a Paris Theatre / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4899804: Dec. 12, 1953 - Four Men on a Boat.: The” Toh Bohu” a six ton sailing boat moored at Maison-Alfort, near Paris. Im on Christmas day four young Parisians, Claude Genet, Alain Peyratout, Claude Thyri and Jean Moinet sailed on it on the first lap of their trip round the world / Bridgeman Images